Bottle-closure.



J. B. CONDE.

BOTTLE CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.7. I915.

1 .16%.fi58. v Patent-ed Dec. 14, 1915.

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JAMES B. CONDE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE-CLOSURE Application filed August 7, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, JAMES B. Conan, a. citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBottle-Closures, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a closure for bottles, ofnovel, simple and efficient construction, having provision: firstly,whereby it may be readily applied to and removed from a bottle;secondly, whereby when applied to the bottle, the closing element may bereadily moved into a closed or open position to close or open the bottlewithout detaching the closure from the bottle; thirdly, whereby theclosing element may be stopped against further movement when it is movedeither to the closed or open position; fourthly, whereby, the closingele-- ment may be pressed down upon the top of the bottle by a springmember; and lifthly, whereby, various novel advantages are at tained.

The invention consists in the novel con struction and combinations ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a bottle providedwith a clo sure embodying my invention, showing the closure in theclosed position. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view,showing the closure in the open position. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionthrough the upper portion of the bottle and the closure thereon. Fig. 5is a side view of the closure removed from the bottle.

Referring to the drawings, the bottle 2 there shown is an ordinary milkbottle of usual construction, having the usual outwardly-extendingflange or rib 3 surrounding the neck thereof adjacent to the upper oropen end of the bottle.

My improved closure is adapted to be applied to and removed from thebottle 2, and, in its preferred form, is of the following construction:Referring again to the drawings, 4 designates a spring clip or memberwhich is adapted to embrace the neck of the bottle 2 beneath the flange3 and to extend slightly more than half way around the bottle. The armsor side members of the clip Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. Mt, 1915.

Serial No. MAGS).-

, arm 6 has an elbow 7 formed therein which is positioned centrally, orsubstantially so, over the bottle 2, the arm 6 extending laterally fromthe elbow 7 toward one side of the bottle. Between the overhanging upperend of the arm 6 and the top of the bottle 2 is a round concavo convexor closing element 8 which is fitted to and rests upon the top of thebottle 2 and which closes the same, as shown. The cover 8 is pivotedeccentrically, at 9, to the upper end of the arm 6; and the cover 8 ismovable on its pivot 9 from the closed position shown in Fig. 2 to theopen position shown in Fig. 3 and back again. The part 10 of the arm 6forms a stop, limiting the movement of the cover 8 when it is moved tothe open position; and the cover 8 is provided with anupwardly-extending stop or projection 11 which is adapted to engage thearm 6 and limit the movement of the cover 8 when it is returned to theclosed position.

Normally, or when the closure is detached from the bottle, as shown inFig. 5, the distance between the clip 4 and cover 8 is less than whenthe closure is applied to the bottle, as shown in Fig. 4:, so that whenthe closure is applied to the bottle, the cover 8 and clip 4 will bemoved apart and the spring arm 6, due to its bowed form, will press thespring clip a up against the bottom of the flange 8, and will press thecover 8 down upon the top of the bottle 2, and thus firmly hold thecover in place upon the bottle. The elbow 7 of the arm 6 presses uponthe central portion, or substantially upon the central portion, of thecover 8, and thus causes the arm 6 to exert a substantially uniformpressure of the circular edge portion of the cover 8 upon the top of thebottle 2.

WV hen the cover 8 is moved to the open position the curved side of thetop of the bottle 2 under the cover 8 enters the concave under face ofthe cover 8 and assists the engage said spring (3 in maintaining thecover 8 in the open position to permit the contents of the bcttle to bepoured therefrom.

I claim:

1. A bottle closure comprising a spring clip adapted to embrace the neckof a bottle, a spring arm projecting frrm said clip, and a cover pivotedeccentrically to said arm and adapted to engage the top of a bottle.

2. A bottle closure comprising a spring clip adaptedto embrace the neckof a bottle, a spring arm projecting from said clip, a cover pivotedeccentrically to said arm and adapted to engage the top of a bottle, anda stop carried by said cover and adapted to engage said arm and limitthe movement of the co er on its pivot.

3. A bottle closure comprising a member adapted to be connected to theneck of a bottle, a spring arm projecting from said mem er, and a coverpivoted eccentrically to said arm and adapted to engage the top of abottle.

4. A bottle closure comprising a member adapted to be connected to theneck of a bottle, a spring arm projecting from said member, a coverpivoted eccentrically to said arm and adapted to engage the top of abottle, and a stop carried by said cover and adapted to engage said armand limit the movement of the cover on its pivot.

5. A bottle closure comprising a member adapted to be'connected to theneck of a bottle, a spring arm projecting from said member, and a coverpivoted eccentricallv to said arm beneath the same and adapted to engagethe top of a bottle, said arm forming a stop limiting the movement ofthe cover on its pivot in one direction.

6. A bottle closure comprising a member adapted to be connected to theneck of a bottle, a spring arm projecting from said member, a coverpivoted eccentrically to said arm beneath thesame and adapted to engagethe top of a bottle, said arm forming a stop limiting the movement ofthe cover on its pivot in one direction, and a stop carried by saidcover and adapted to arm and limitthe movement of Copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each,

the cover on its pivot in the reverse direction.

7. A bottle closure comprising a member adapted to be connected to theneck of a bottle, a spring arm projecting from said member, and a coverpivoted eccentrieally to said arm and adapted to engage the top of abottle, said arm having a part adapted to bear upon the central portionof the cover when it is in position closing a bottle.

8. A bottle closure comprising a member adapted to be connected to theneck of a bottle, a spring arm projecting from said member, and a coverpivoted eccentrically to said arm beneath the same and adapted to engagethe top of a bottle. said arm forming a stop limiting the mo ement ofthe cover on its pivot in one direction, said arm having a part adaptedto bear upon the central portion of the cover when it is in positionclosing a bottle.

9. A bottle closure comprising a mem er adapted to be connected to theneck of a bottle, a spring arm proiecting from said mem er, a coverpivoted ecccntricallv to said arm beneath the same and adapted to engagethe top of a bottle. said arm 'l orming a stop limiting the movement ofthe cover on its pivot in one direction, and a stop carried by saidcover and adapted to engage said arm and limit the movement of the coveron its pivot in the reverse direction, said arm having a part adapted tobear upon the central portion of the cover when it is in positionclosing a bottle.

10. The combination with a bottle. of a closure comprising a memberconnected to the neck of the bottle, a spring arm projecting from saidmember, a cover pivoted cccentricallv to said arm between it and thebottle and seated on the bottle. said arm pressing said cover down uponthe bottle.

In testimony whereof I ailiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES B. CONDE.

-Witnesses:

W'M. HARRISON SMITH, A. V. Gnoorn.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

